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<p>A <b>collar beam</b> or <b>collar</b> is a horizontal structural member placed between two <a href="page.php?w=rafter">rafter</a>s to resist <a href="page.php?w=compression_%28physics%29">compression</a>. Common in <a href="page.php?w=domestic_roof_construction">domestic roof construction</a> to prevent rafter sag, a collar beam is often colloquially called a <b>collar tie</b>, but is unlikely to be one unless placed high or low on the rafter, as a <a href="page.php?w=Tie_%28engineering%29">tie</a> in building construction is an element</p><p>
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